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==Events== |
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==Recent News and Developments== |
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[[File:Jorge_Seidi_photo.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Jorge Seidi]] constructs a [[parabolic solar cooker]].]] |
[[File:Jorge_Seidi_photo.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Jorge Seidi]] constructs a [[parabolic solar cooker]].]] |
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− | *'''2010''': [[Jorge Seidi]] is a citizen of [[Guinea-Bissau]] in western Africa. |
+ | *'''2010''': [[Jorge Seidi]] is a citizen of [[Guinea-Bissau]] in western Africa. Economic conditions are quite difficult there, and Jorge has been doing what he can to promote solar cooking in the area. He has experimented with information he has gathered from this website, to make a few [[solar panel cooker]]s from local materials he has been able to salvage. According to Seidi, 90% of the country relies on charcoal as the primary cooking fuel. He would like to be able to work with a youth group to make more cookers, encouraged by the projects underway in [[Somalia]] and [[Chad]]. |
==The History of Solar Cooking in {{PAGENAME}}== |
==The History of Solar Cooking in {{PAGENAME}}== |
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Events
Recent News and Developments
- 2010: Jorge Seidi is a citizen of Guinea-Bissau in western Africa. Economic conditions are quite difficult there, and Jorge has been doing what he can to promote solar cooking in the area. He has experimented with information he has gathered from this website, to make a few solar panel cookers from local materials he has been able to salvage. According to Seidi, 90% of the country relies on charcoal as the primary cooking fuel. He would like to be able to work with a youth group to make more cookers, encouraged by the projects underway in Somalia and Chad.
The History of Solar Cooking in Guinea-Bissau
[Information for this section was taken originally from State of the Art of Solar Cooking by Dr. Barbara Knudson.]
Climate, Culture, and Special Considerations
See also
Resources
Reports
Articles in the media
Web pages
Contacts
The entities listed below are either based in Guinea-Bissau, or have established solar cooking projects there:
SCI Associates
- Main article: Solar Cookers International Association
NGOs
Manufacturers and vendors
Individuals
Government agencies
Educational institutions
See also
References